Author: Glossary
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Vaccinostyle
A pointed stylus used in vaccination.
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Vaccinosis
Chronic illness, discomfort, or malaise that results from immunization.
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Vaccinogenous
Producing vaccine or pert, to its production.
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Vaccinia immune globulin
An immune globulin containing vaccinia-specific antibodies. It is used for dermal complications of vaccination for smallpox (i.e., severe eczema vaccinatum and progressive vaccinia). An intravenous formulation (IV-VIG) is now being produced and tested.
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Vaccinia necrosum
Spreading necrosis at the site of a smallpox vaccination; may be accompanied by similar necrotic areas elsewhere on the body.
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Vaccine therapy
Injection of infectious organisms, particles, or antigens to produce active immunization against a disease.
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Vaccine safety datalink project
A collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several major managed care organizations and health insurers to assess the effects of vaccinations on public health. The VSD has studied the effects of vaccination on autism, hair loss, thrombocytopenia, and neurological development in children.
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Vaccine adverse event reporting system
A national surveillance system for monitoring undesirable reactions to administered vaccines.
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Yellow fever vaccine
A vaccine made from a live attenuated strain of yellow fever that protects against this tropical, mosquito-borne, viral hemorrhagic fever.
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Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
A chickenpox vaccine prepared from attenuated virus.